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<br />WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I <br /> <br />MINUTES <br />JULY 2, 2015 <br /> <br />The Windward Planning Commission met in regular session at 9:00 a.m. in the County of <br />Hawai‘i, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, with Chairman <br />Myles Miyasato presiding. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Myles Miyasato, Charles Heaukulani, Gregory Henkel, Donald <br />Ikeda, and Raylene Moses. <br /> <br />ABSENT & EXCUSED: Donn Dela Cruz. <br /> <br />ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Danny Patel (Deputy Corporation <br />Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), <br />and Sarah Hata-Finley (Commission Secretary). <br /> <br />A quorum was present. Chairman Miyasato introduced Windward Planning Commissioners and <br />staff to members of the public, and went over the procedures for public testimony. <br /> <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC – No statements were presented under this section of the <br />agenda. <br /> <br /> <br />1.INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR (GPA-14-002) <br /> <br />An amendment to Map 14 of the Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map of the <br />County of Hawai‛i General Plan (adopted by Ordinance No. 05-025, amended by Ordinance <br />Nos. 06-153, 12-89, and 14-087) by changing the land use designation for portions of Kea‛au <br />Village and immediately surrounding area as follows: <br /> <br /> Low Density Urban to Medium Density Urban <br />A-1: encompassing a contiguous area of <br />approximately 475 acres from approximately 0.3 miles northwest (makai) of the <br />intersection of Kea‛au-Pāhoa Bypass Road and Highway 11 (Volcano Highway) to and <br />including the area in the vicinity of Ulupono and Milo Streets, extending south of Kukula <br />Street and then in a westerly direction to the boundary of the Kea‛au Ag Lots Subdivision <br />to the Highway 11-Old Volcano Highway intersection along the Old Volcano Highway <br /> <br />leading to the Village core. <br /> <br /> Important Agricultural Land to Medium Density Urban <br />A-2: encompassing the <br />triangular area of approximately 112 acres from Kukula Street-Kea‛au Bypass Road <br />intersection south to the Kea‛au Bypass Road-Kea‛au Pāhoa Road intersection, and then <br />approximately to the northeastern corner of the Kea‛au Ag Lots Subdivision. <br /> <br />The Commission took this item up at 9:01 a.m. with 8 people from the public in attendance. <br /> <br />(SEE EXHIBIT A) <br /> <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />Windward Planning Commission <br />July 2, 2015 Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />